As the Post Office announces store closures across the country. We take a look at the retail giants who have closed high street stores in recent years.

The idea was to encourage a switch away from throwaway carrier bags, and the charge was part of a government scheme to reduce little and protect wildlife, given that plastic bags can take hundreds of years to break down.

According to government figures, the use of single-use carrier bags has dropped by more than 85 per cent.

In October, Tesco revealed it had given out 1.5 billion fewer plastic bags since the rule changed.

It also said it has seen a 57 per cent increase int he number of customers requesting bagless deliveries.

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Tesco: Customers will have to buy a bag for life instead

Money raised from the sale of the 5p plastic bags goes to community groups involved in green projects and Tesco has donated £72 million so far.

According to Glassdoor, a website which gives the “inside scoop” on companies, night senior managers at Morrisons earn between £43,000 and £47,000 a year, depending on experience and location - but there’s one thing that might put prospective employees off.